What color is #352A53?

#352A53 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352A53?

The RGB value is 53, 42, 83: 53 red, 42 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352A53?

The complementary color is #48532A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352A53 color

#352A53 rgb(53, 42, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352A53 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.5% green and 32.5% blue (53, 42, 83).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#352A53 color codes

HEX	`#352A53`
RGB	`rgb(53, 42, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 49%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.19, 15.82, -23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.19, 28.16, 304.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.857, 3.037, 8.565)`
Decimal	`3484243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352A53, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #352A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #352A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352a53; }
.text { color: #352a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 42 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352a53, #4a2a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352A53?: #352A53 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352A53?: The RGB value is 53, 42, 83: 53 red, 42 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352A53?: The complementary color is #48532A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.